Directed by:
J.C. ChandorScreenplay:
J.C. ChandorCinematography:
Bradford YoungComposer:
Alex EbertCast:
Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Elyes Gabel, David Oyelowo, Albert Brooks, Ashley Williams, Christopher Abbott, Matthew Maher, Jerry Adler (more)VOD (1)
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A MOST VIOLENT YEAR is a searing crime drama set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically the most dangerous year in the city's history. From acclaimed writer/director J.C. Chandor, and starring Oscar Isaac (INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS) and Jessica Chastain (ZERO DARK THIRTY), this gripping story plays out within a maze of rampant political and industry corruption plaguing the streets of a city in decay. J.C. Chandor's third feature examines one immigrant's determined climb up a morally crooked ladder, where simmering rivalries and unprovoked attacks threaten his business, family, and – above all – his own unwavering belief in the righteousness of his path. With A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, Chandor journeys in a bold new direction, toward the place where best intentions yield to raw instinct, and where we are most vulnerable to compromise what we know to be right. (A24)
(more)Cast
![Oscar Isaac](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810731_7f3d55.jpg)
Oscar Isaac
Guatemala
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Dune (2021)
![Jessica Chastain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/160/165160277_47e2d2.jpg)
Jessica Chastain
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
Interstellar (2014)
The Martian (2015)
![Elyes Gabel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/921/161921167_cfae1e.jpg)
Elyes Gabel
UK
Best movies:
Interstellar (2014)
World War Z (2013)
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five (2019)
![David Oyelowo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386705_1d6415.jpg)
David Oyelowo
UK
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
Interstellar (2014)
La Montée de la planète des singes (2011)
![Albert Brooks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267688_dad618.jpg)
Albert Brooks
USA
Best movies:
Finding Nemo (2003)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Chauffeur de taxi (1976)
![Ashley Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277928_879f83.jpg)
Ashley Williams
USA
Best movies:
Margin Call (2011)
A Most Violent Year (2014)
Indian Summer (1993)
![Christopher Abbott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/116/167116511_e33561.jpg)
Christopher Abbott
USA
Best movies:
Poor Things (2023)
First Man (2018)
Entergalactic (2022)
Matthew Maher
USA
Best movies:
Gone, Baby, Gone (2007)
Marriage Story (2019)
Air (2023)
![Jerry Adler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712274_6fe593.jpg)
Jerry Adler
USA
Best movies:
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Six Ways to Sunday (1997)
Find Me Guilty (2006)
![Catalina Sandino Moreno](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/773/162773134_b169c2.jpg)
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Colombia
Best movies:
Maria Full of Grace (2004)
Cristeros (2012)
Paris, I Love You (2006)
![Harris Yulin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271646_1d8a1b.jpg)
Harris Yulin
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
The Hurricane (1999)
Training Day (2001)
![Robert Clohessy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/113/163113117_895e8a.jpg)
Robert Clohessy
USA
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Avengers (2012)
All You Need is Love (2007)
![Ben Rosenfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218348_681783.jpg)
Ben Rosenfield
USA
Best movies:
Greetings from Tim Buckley (2012)
Irrational Man (2015)
Jamesy Boy (2014)
Patrick Breen
USA
Best movies:
Men in Black (1997)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Nobody's Perfect (1989)
![Peter Gerety](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/786/160786942_b92570.jpg)
Peter Gerety
USA
![Daisy Tahan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/538/158538452_9c0e26.jpg)
Daisy Tahan
Best movies:
The Nice Guys (2016)
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Love and Other Impossible Pursuits (2009)
![Frank Wood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/327/166327874_3acf00.jpg)
Frank Wood
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
L'Echange (2008)
The Get Down (2016) (series)
William Hill
USA
Best movies:
Gran Torino (2008)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Mildred Pierce (2011) (series)
![Jason Ralph](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363138_a8e2c6.jpg)
Jason Ralph
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Those People (2015)
A Most Violent Year (2014)
Teddy Cañez
Best movies:
Frances Ha (2012)
Now You See Me (2013)
Shelter (2014)